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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment - Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards (Hardcover)
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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment - Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards (Hardcover)
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term
challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet
personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing
missions. The DoD has established standards for
aptitudes/abilities, medical conditions, and physical fitness to be
used in selecting recruits who are most likely to succeed in their
jobs and complete the first term of service (generally 36 months).
In 1999, the Committee on the Youth Population and Military
Recruitment was established by the National Research Council (NRC)
in response to a request from the DoD. One focus of the committee's
work was to examine trends in the youth population relative to the
needs of the military and the standards used to screen applicants
to meet these needs. When the committee began its work in 1999, the
Army, the Navy, and the Air Force had recently experienced
recruiting shortfalls. By the early 2000s, all the Services were
meeting their goals; however, in the first half of calendar year
2005, both the Army and the Marine Corps experienced recruiting
difficulties and, in some months, shortfalls. When recruiting goals
are not being met, scientific guidance is needed to inform policy
decisions regarding the advisability of lowering standards and the
impact of any change on training time and cost, job performance,
attrition, and the health of the force. Assessing Fitness for
Military Enlistment examines the current physical, medical, and
mental health standards for military enlistment in light of (1)
trends in the physical condition of the youth population; (2)
medical advances for treating certain conditions, as well as
knowledge of the typical course of chronic conditions as young
people reach adulthood; (3) the role of basic training in physical
conditioning; (4) the physical demands and working conditions of
various jobs in today's military services; and (5) the measures
that are used by the Services to characterize an individual's
physical condition. The focus is on the enlistment of 18- to
24-year-olds and their first term of service. Table of Contents
Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Procedures,
Requirements, and Standards 3 Framework for Evaluation Medical and
Physical Standards 4 Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury 5
Medical Factors 6 Mental Health 7 Substance Abuse and Cigarette Use
8 Summary Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendix A
Medical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the
Armed Forces Appendix B Analysis of Waivers for Disqualifying
Conditions Appendix C Sponsors and Contributors Appendix D
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff Index
General
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